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The US President has identified himself as a "nationalist"[1], and appears to be racially white. So how would this policy apply to Trump supporters and their sp
by jeffdavis 8y ago
The US President has identified himself as a "nationalist"[1], and appears to be racially white. So how would this policy apply to Trump supporters and their speech?
This is a general problem with trying to ban speech. It's often very hard to figure out what someone intends to mean versus how others interpret it versus what it "really means". Especially when symbols, slogans, etc., come into play, not to mention different audiences. That ensures that this policy will be applied inconsistently and have unintended consequences, and create a flurry of argument over what was banned, by whom, and why.
It's just a mess and does not help the discourse.
[1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/24/trump-says-hes-nationalist-what-means-why-its-controversial/1748521002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/24/trum...
- dragonwriter 8y ago> The US President has identified himself as a "nationalist"[1], and appears to be racially white A white nationalist is not the same as a nationalist who is white; a white nationalist is one who adheres to the ideology of white nationalism.
- jeffdavis 8y agoI understand that, but I was trying to point out the difficulty in drawing that distinction when it comes to applying a censorship policy.